Kingdomino FAQ
53 questions players ask · Updated Nov 11, 2026 · Full rulebook
Set-up
- In the opening line, who places a king that is drawn: its owner or the player who drew it?
- Are the new dominoes turned landscape side up before players place their kings on them?
- When is the next row of dominoes revealed during setup and play?
- How many dominoes does a two-player game use?
- How many dominoes does a three-player game use, and how many are revealed each round?
- In a two-player game, how is the order of the first round set?
- In a two-player game, does each player build one kingdom or two?
- Must the new row of dominoes be sorted by number before the tiles are turned landscape side up?
Playing the Game
- Must you place your chosen domino if it fits somewhere in your kingdom?
- Can you take a domino you cannot place just to keep it away from other players?
- Can you place a domino outside the 5x5 grid or overhanging it so that you can get rid of it?
- Must the whole kingdom fit inside one 5x5 square, or only each row and column?
- If a new domino would push the kingdom past 5x5, can you discard an existing domino instead?
- Are all four sides of the starting tile wild for the whole game?
- Does the starting tile have to sit in the centre of the 5x5 grid?
- Must a new domino match every domino it touches, or just one of them?
- When placing a domino, must both of its squares match neighbouring terrain, and does its orientation matter?
- Does the turn order change each round, and does the first player get any compensation?
- What do the numbers on the domino backs do?
- In a two-player game, must you take your two kings' dominoes in numerical order?
End of the game
- What does 'most extended property' mean in the tie-breaker?
- Does the starting castle tile count as a terrain square when scoring?
- How is a connected area of one terrain type, such as a forest group, scored at the end?
- Does a single-square territory with crowns score, and do two separate territories of one terrain both score?
- Does the Middle Kingdom bonus need a complete 5x5 kingdom?
- Are there bonus points beyond Harmony and the Middle Kingdom, such as a 15-point bonus?
- What does 'round' mean in the Dynasty rule, and how is the winner decided?
- Does Kingdomino use all the dominoes before the game ends?
Kingdomino: Age of GiantsExpansion
- How does the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge in Age of Giants score overlapping lines?
- Does a crown covered by a Giant still count for the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge?
- Does a territory whose crowns are all covered by Giants still earn the Poor Man's (Bleak King) bonus?
- Does one Giant cover one crown, or every crown on a tile section?
- Is passing a Giant to another player with a Footsteps domino optional?
- If you cannot place a Giant or Footsteps domino, do you still get its Giant or footprint effect?
- How does the Poor Man's (Bleak King) bonus count territories?
- How do you set up a two-player game with Age of Giants?
- Can Age of Giants be combined with Queendomino or Kingdomino in the same game?
- Does the Lost Corner bonus in Age of Giants need a complete kingdom?
- Can Age of Giants be played with five players and without its Giant rules?
- How many points can the Local Business quest score in Age of Giants?
- How many points does the Four Corners of the Kingdom quest score in Age of Giants?
- How many tiles are laid out and discarded each round in Age of Giants?
- Can you add a Footsteps domino to your kingdom if you have no Giant?
- Does a Giant on a tile stop that tile from connecting its territory when scoring?
- Does Age of Giants provide enough tiles for a four-player 7x7 kingdom?
Kingdomino: The CourtExpansion
- How do the resource characters (Farmer, Lumberjack, Fisherman, Shepherd) score in The Court?
- How does the King character score in The Court, and do crown-scoring characters count each crown or each tile?
- Does placing a building or character on a tile change that tile's terrain for scoring, or does the tile under a character still count?
- If you must discard a tile you claimed, do you keep the resources printed on it?
- Can resource tokens, buildings or characters be placed over a Giant?
- Do all Court characters with bonus points count only the eight surrounding squares?
- When are the Court market buildings and characters replaced, and when does the face-up market refresh?
- In The Court, can you buy more than one market piece in a single turn?